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... the drumming fades and softly splashing fountains seem to cool the air and mark a graceful transition to calm choral singing. Here there are no throbbing drums, microphones, or electronic equipment –just the easy relaxing blending of human voices raised in joyful song. Every hundred yards or so another choral group perform is performing.

I return to the quiet refuge of our apartment to our open final bottle of the best yet ...

Fresh off the borders of England, I arrived at Charles De Gaulle on a rather weather beaten Saturday morning. The city of lights with its myriad of palatial buildings dotted around the Seine still exudes its romantic charm even under a canopy of grey clouds. Yet it is noteworthy that if you are traveling only to Paris and not to the warmer regions of Europe, exploring this city in the warmer months of June to August might be a safer ...

... freeze from time to time. We had to transfer elevators on the second floor, and at this point I started to get a little shaky. I gave myself a kick in the pants and continued to the top floor. There is no better way to explain the view and feeling besides, HOLY ****! 281 M later, there are no other words. I could see anything and everything. Yes, my knees locked and you better believe I was hugging the wall. Eventually, my stomach returned and I got my legs back ...

... heard stories of Parisians giving off about the English 'behind the back' of a French-speaking Englishman, this could have happened to me and I would be none the wiser. My four-day experience was all together pretty positive. The other thing I was warned about in Paris was pickpockets. There are many signs around warning you to take care of your things, and even the Parisians have their handbags in front of them and in their laps when they're eating in a ...

... meals we had so far on the trip. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. And we walked to the Eiffel Tower coming around the corner to see the tower is always a surprising experience. It is very impressive. We lay down on the grass with hundreds of other people and waited until it started to sparkle. At 10 PM the whole Tower lit up with flashing lights. It was amazing to see.